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BTENTED MAY Z2, 1906.

W. OBYENE. SCREEN APPLIOTION FILED AUG. 28.1806.

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W. UBYRNE. SCREEN APPLIUATION FILED AUG. Z8. 1005.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIOE.

WILLIAM OBYRNE, OF PORT CHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- FOURTH TOMARGARET REIOHERT, OF PORT CHESTER, NEW YORK.

SCREEN.

'ratentea May 22, 1906.

Application filed August 28, 1905. Serial No. 276,046.

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM OBYRNE, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of `Port Chester, in the county of Westchester and State ofNew York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Screens, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to screens, such as are placed in the windows ofbuildings to prevent the entrance of insects. More speciiically, theinvention relates to that type of screen which is attached to thecasement and to the sash and which extends itself automatically, as itwere, to lill the open space at the window.

The object of theinvention is to provide an improved arrangement forattaching such screens to the sash and'to the easement, to the end thatthe screens may be removed or replaced with the greatest facility. i

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specifica tion, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective showing a window provided with my screens.Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the window-easement and takensubstantially in the plane of the upper sash in order to illustratethemanner of attaching the upper screen. In this View certain parts arebroken away and shown in sec tion, Fig. 3 is a vertical section similarto Fig. 2, but representing the corresponding arrangement for the lowersash. In this view certain parts are broken away and shown. in section.Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective showing a portion of the uppercorner of an upper sash and illustrating a leaf-spring or plate, whichis representedas thrown back and in the position which 1t assumes when Athe batten carrying the screen is being fixed in position. Fig. 5 is aview similar to Fig. 4, but representing the spring in its normalposition. Fig. 6 is a perspective of the lower corner of the lower sashand showing the leafspring or plate which retains the roller of thelower screen. Fig. v7 is a fragmentary perspective furtherillustratingvthe manner in which the lower screen is attached to thelower sash, and Fi 8 is a cross *section taken at the end of one o? therollers which carry the screens.

Referring more particularly to the parts, 1 represents thewindow-easement, comprising side members 2, a sill 3, and a lintel 4.The sides 2 are provided with the usual longitudinally-disposedpartingstrips 5, which are disposed between the sashes 6 and 7 andafford means for guidi-ng the same vertically in the usual manner.

Referring especially to Fig. 2, the manner of attaching the upper screen8 in position will now be described. The body of this screen isformed ofa flexible fabric of mesh, such as stout mosquito-bar, the same beingwrapped upon a roll 9. In order to receive this roll neatly, the lowerface of the lintel 4 is preferably formed with a longitudinal recess 10,in which the roll is placed,- as indicated. At one extremity of therecess l0 and at one side of the easement a pivot-stud 11 is rigidlyattached, which constitutes a center or axis of rotation for theadjacent end of the roller in a well-understood manner.

'Opposite this point a recess 12 is formed in the upper extremity of theopposite side member, and at this recess there is attached a resilientplate or leaf-spring 13. The lower extremity of this plate is attachedrigidly to the inner face of the side member 2, and the plate projectslongitudinally of the side member, as shown, the upper extremity of theplate being received in the aforesaid recess 10. This plate 13 isprovided on its inner face with a pair of gudgeons i4, the purpose ofwhich will appear more fully from an inspection of Fig. 8. Referring tothis latter ligure, I provide the body-of the roller 9 with the usualrecess 15 at its extremity, in which recess there is centrally androtatably mounted a button 16. This button is connected by a spiralcoil-spring 17 with the roller. The button is provided with a pair ofopenings 18, which may receive the aforesaid gudgeons. From thisarrangement when the gudgeons are in engagement with the openings theyprevent the rotation of the button, so that as the roller is rotatedthespring will be wound up. The recess 12 facilitates placing the roller 9in position. In setting the roller in place the gudgeons 14 are insertedin the button 16 in the end of the roller and-the spring 13 is forcedback into the recess 14 sufficiently to enable the opening in theopposite end tov engage the stud 1 1.

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The roller is then moved laterally in the direction of the stud 11, andthe spring 13 returns to its normal position.

The width of the screen 8 is substantially the same as the distancebetween the inner faces of the side members 2, and the lower extremityor edge of the screen is attached to a batten 19. In order to receivethis batten 19, the upper rail 20 of the upper sash is provided with alongitudinally-disposed rabbet 21, as indicated in Figs. 4 and 5. Tothe.

stiles 22 and 23, at the upper extremities thereof, I attach resilientplates or leaf-springs 24 and 25, and these project attheir upper extremities so as to lie opposite the ends of the rabbet 21. On theirinner faces these plates are provided with pins 426, which projectinwardly and are adapted to engage recesses 27, which are formed in theextremities of the batten to receive them, as will be readilyunderstood. The batten is of substantially the same length as thedistance between the inner faces of the side members 2. In order toenable the batten to be placed in position at a suitable point on theinner face of the side member 2, which lies adjacent to the plate 25, Iprovide a recess 28. When it is desired to insert the batten, the sash 6will be drawn down into the position shown in Fig. 2, so that the plate25 will come opposite to the recess 28. The batten will then be applied4in the position shown and so that the corresponding opening 27 in itsextremity will receive the pin 26 of the plate 25. At the same time thebatten will be forced longitudinally, so as to force the spring 25rearwardly into the recess 28. In this way the batten is movedsufficiently to the side to enable the pin which is carried by the plate24 to be received in the corresponding opening 27 at the oppositeextremity of the batten. The batten is then forced toward the left andthe plate 25 resumes its normal position, such as that shown in Fig. 5.From this arrangement it will be observed that the two plates 24 and 25lie with theirl outer faces against ythe inner faces of the side members2, and as they are of inappreciable thickness I am enabled to bring theedge of the screen close against the faces of the side members.Furthermore, by this arrangement the batten 19 may be quickly removed orreplaced when desired.

Vith the batten attached to the sash as described it should beunderstood that as the sash 6 is lowered the screen will unroll itselffrom the roller 9, so that it always fills the open space of the windowabove the sash, the spring 17 operating to maintain the spread portionof the screen taut and operating also to roll up the screen when thesash is being raised. I provide a very similar arrangement for mountingthe lower screen 29. This screen is wrapped upon a roller 30. Thisroller is attached in an auxiliary'rail 3 1 ,whichis attached totheunder side of the rail 32 of the lower sash 7. I prefer to adopt thisarrangement, as it enables me to apply my invention more readily to asash which is already mounted in a window. In order to do this, I simplycut away the lower side of the lower rail 32 and then apply my specialrail 31, so as to give the combined rails at this point substantiallythe same depth which was formerly had by the original rail. In this waythe window closes in the same manner as before. The auxiliary rail 31 isprovided on its under side with a longitudinally-disposed groove orchannel 33, as indicated most clearly in Figs. 3 and 7. To the stile 34at the left I attach a plate 35, which projects downwardly into the endof the channel 33, as indicated, and opposite to this plate 35 there isa similar resilient plate 36, which projects down into the end of thechannel 33 in a similar manner. The construction of the roller 3() andits manner of attachment to the screen 29 is the same as that of theroller 9 described above. The manner of attaching the roller 3() inposition between the plates 35 and 36 is also the same as that ofmounting the roller 9 between the plates 24 and 25. For this purpose theplate 35 is provided on its inner face and at its projecting extremitywith inwardly disposed gudgeons 37, and these are received in openings38, as indicated in Fig. 7, in which figure the plate 35 is representedas bent back into abnormal position to facilitate a disclosure of theconstruction. The plate 36 is provided on its inner face with a pin 38asimilar to the pivot-pin 11 described in connection with Fig. 2.

In order to enable the roll 30 to be applied in position at a suitablepoint on the inner face of the side member 2, which lies adjacent to theplate 36, I rovide a recess 39, as indicated in Fig. 3. en it is desiredto place the roller 30 in p'osition, the sash 7 will be run up to asufficiently high position as to bring the plate 36 opposite the recess39, and the roller 30 would then be applied to the pin 38'nl and thegudgeons 37 in a manner similar to that described in connection with themounting of the batten 19.

The lower extremity or edge of the screen 29 is attached to a batten 40,which is adapted to rest longitudinally on the sill 3. The manner ofmounting this batten is substantially the same as that of the batten 19,described above, except that a plate 41 is employed only at one side,the said plate being attached over a recess 42, formed in the face ofthe side member at this point. In this way opportunity is afforded forthe plate 41 to be forced rearwardly. The outer face of this plate isprovided with a pin 43, which is adapted to be engaged by the adjacentextremity of the batten 40, as will be readily understood. A.

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pin 44 is rigidly attached in the side member 2, which lies opposite,and this pin is adapted to engage the opposite extremity of the batten40 in the same manner. When applying the batten, the engagement will befirst made at the left, as yshown in Fig. 3, and the plate 41 will beforced rearwardly, so as to enable the engagement to be made at theright, as will be readily understood. It is not necessary to recess thesill 3 to receive the batten. I make the channel 38 deep enough to allowfor the thickness of the batten as well as the roller 30. In this waythe batten in no way interferes with closing the window.

The two screens 8 and 29 are ofsubstantially the same material. By thearrangement adapted of mounting the screens they become extensible, andI am enabled to use screens for both the upper and lower sashes whichsubstantially fill the entire width between the side members of theeasement, and, furthermore, either of the screens may be quickly removedwhen desired.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent* l. In combination, a casement, a sash movablymounted therein, a member adapted for attachment to the sash andcarrying an eXtensible screen, and a resilient plate attached to theside of said sash and affording means for retaining said member, saidcasement having a recess in the side thereof into which said plate maybe forced for attaching said member to said sash.

2. In combination, a movable sash, a pair of oppositely-disposed platesattached to the sides of said sash and having pins on their inner faces,a member adapted to be engaged by said pins and retained thereby, ascreen attached to said member, and a Casement in which said sash isguided and having a recess into which one of said plates may be forcedlaterally in attaching said member `between said plates.

3. In combination, a casement, an upper sash and a lower sash guidedvertically therein, a roller attached to the under side of said lowersash and carrying a screen, a batten attached to said screen andattached at the sill of said casement, means carried by one side of saidlower sash for engaging said roller, and a resilient plate carried bythe o posite side of said sash and affording means fdr supporting theopposite end of said roller, said ca/sement having a recess into whichsaid resilient plate may be forced in mounting said roller.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM OBYRN E.

Witnesses:

DANIEL J. HrcKEY, ARTHUR R. SPENCER.

